Unsure how to use the API password with sourcetree

[David-Shane]

Hi all first time posting. 

I am having an issue where I have a repo where I can pull from, but I am not able to push back into and make edits for some reason. I have basically tracked the issue down that I am not set up with API as I was using the OAuth through sourcetree and that was working, but now I get a fatal error when I try and push my project. 

Has anyone had this issue before? I am also not very antiquated with the terminal at all I just use the sourcetree UI. 

I also can't seem to get any API tokens to register at all. I am sure this is a massive user error but this has really impacted my project and I am unsure how to proceed. 

[Tomislav Tobijas]

Hey @David-Shane ,

On which platform is the repo located? Are you using Bitbucket, Github or something else?

If you're using Bitbucket, what you could try is the following:

1. Create an API token - follow instructions here
2. Add the API token to Sourcetree - instructions here

Related to Bitbucket as well (but might be helpful in general): Push back to your repository 

These are some basic things to start with. If it doesn't work, we can try to troubleshoot it further.

Cheers,
Tobi

[Marianna Patrusova]

Hi Toby! I'm running into the same issue (I'm using Basic Authentication in Sourcetree). I created an API token with scopes, but I can't log in following the instructions because I get the message "Please enter your Bitbucket/GitHub username and not your email address." If I enter my username, I get the message "We couldn't connect to Bitbucket with your ([username]) credentials. Сheck your username and try the password again." I'm on a Mac OS.